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1.7 Exercise 25

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Cornu performed Fizeau’s measurement of the speed of light using a wheel of diameter 4.00 cm that contained 180 teeth. The distance from the wheel to the mirror was 22.9 km. Assuming he measured the speed of light accurately, what was the angular velocity of the wheel?

OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, 1.7 Polarization, exercise 25

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